The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s3.79

c5.s3.79

Dvaita-vana—Deoband, about fifty miles to the north of Mirat in the Saharanpur district, United Provinces, 2½ miles to the west of the east Kâli-nadî and about 16 miles from Muzaffarnagar, where Yudhishṭhira retired with his brothers after the loss of his kingdom at the gaming table (Mahâbhârata, Vana, ch. 24; Calcutta Review, 1877, p. 78, note). Half a mile from the town is a small lake called Devî Kuṇḍa, the banks of which are covered with temples, ghâṭs and Sati monuments, much frequented by pilgrims (Imperial Gazetteer of India, vol. IV). Dvaita-vana is the birth-place of Jaimini, the founder of the Mîmâmsâ school of philosophy.